Matt Byrne

Portland Press Herald

Matt Byrne has covered crime and public safety for the Press Herald since 2016. It is his second beat since being hired at the Press Herald in late 2012, when he left the Boston Globe's suburban news bureau. Matt grew up outside Philadelphia, moved to Boston to attend Emerson College and now loves living in Maine. When he is not nerding out on court documents or listening to a police scanner, Matt loves to work on old cars, make things out of metal and try new craft beers. Offers to drive your race car, or news tips, are always welcome.

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Published
July 14, 2015

Two female inmates apparently overdose at York County Jail

Heroin is believed to have been sneaked in by at least one of two women who had been searched when they were booked at the jail in Alfred.
Published
July 10, 2015

Portland landlord indicted on 6 counts of manslaughter

Gregory Nisbet had been discussing a plea agreement in the Noyes Street apartment fire last November, but the talks fell apart.
Published
June 22, 2015

Maine Guard, UNE agree to land swap

The college will take over the Guard’s facility on Stevens Avenue in Portland in exchange for 29 acres of land in Saco.
Published
June 18, 2015

Other Maine cities confront loss of aid to asylum seekers

Lewiston, Westbrook and South Portland face issues similar to – though far less costly than – Portland’s.
Published
June 15, 2015

Barred from working, facing aid cutoff, asylum seekers in Maine fear ‘disaster’

If Augusta and Portland officials decide not to fund General Assistance, it could mean life on the streets or in a shelter for Hamet Ly and others like him.
Published
June 9, 2015

Court rules Maine doesn’t have to reimburse cities for aid to asylum seekers

But the decision also chastises the LePage administration for rewriting its policy without following the required rulemaking process.
Published
June 3, 2015

Pajama-clad baby goats jump for joy in Maine creamery’s video

The kids entertain in a slapstick kind of way by hopping to and fro.
Published
June 3, 2015

Freeport makes noise over tree clearing along interstate

Residents and officials are upset after a contractor clears 37 acres of trees next to I-295, increasing traffic noise in the area.
Published
May 29, 2015

Atlantic Cup sailing race coming to Portland in 2016

Next year’s race will finish with a New York-to-Portland leg, coinciding with the Old Port Festival on June 6.
Published
May 26, 2015

Police hunt for suspects in Old Port shootings

A Westbrook High graduate is killed and a second man is wounded at a record studio, and some people at a vigil for Treyjon Arsenault say they know who did it.